They were still competitive on a handful of routes, but shockingly expensive on most * Archived Message Posted by complainant on March 11, 2025, 9:02:04, in reply to "the lack of checked bag fees has kept them cheaper than United and such" Previous Message generally more expensive than Spirit, but you get what you pay for Message Thread: No thread on the Southwest changes? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes March 11, 2025, 8:39:22 As long as they are really the only choice out of STL, I'm with them. Shrug* - Phytynlini March 11, 2025, 12:45:30 Yep. They’ve got the STL market by the balls* - CWR10 March 11, 2025, 14:16:59 I mean, if it's your only choice, Southwest is perfectly cromulent - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 14:15:19 still my go-to as I much prefer to fly out of Houston Hobby than IAH, however - bulldogmba March 11, 2025, 10:56:08 I fly on convenience and price across United, AA, Delta and SWA… - SurfTheBoneyard March 11, 2025, 10:21:21 Happy I made the call to jump ship to United - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 9:40:06 Routes? Southwest was also good for 3 legged trips* - JeffFrank March 11, 2025, 10:21:46 fewer - IlliniSax05 March 11, 2025, 10:14:04 That too!* - KingTalkyTiki March 11, 2025, 10:22:14 defunct in five years - Sammich March 11, 2025, 8:51:20 evergreen post - John Coctostan March 11, 2025, 9:12:43 Should have known it was PE money causing this* - reggiedunlop March 11, 2025, 8:53:44 Is this technically considered PE? I view the activist route differently* - gvibes March 11, 2025, 9:05:01 I actually thought about that after I typed it out, but figured it wasn't worth it* - reggiedunlop March 11, 2025, 9:07:34 Can't imagine that will be good for them* - reggiedunlop March 11, 2025, 8:50:19 especially if they don’t drop their fares* - memyselfandillini March 11, 2025, 11:14:28 unique, cheap, whatever* - torinese March 11, 2025, 8:40:22 They haven’t been cheap in years. * - doubledown March 11, 2025, 8:49:40 sorry, they were too cheap to invest/modernize* - torinese March 11, 2025, 10:16:35 depends on where you're at. they're basically the only option for many places from STL now* - John Coctostan March 11, 2025, 9:13:32 That’s their issue. They offered no frills at essentially frills cost - snipes824 March 11, 2025, 9:12:39 it was the free bags keeping them competitive out of BWI* - memyselfandillini March 11, 2025, 11:16:29 the lack of checked bag fees has kept them cheaper than United and such - Sammich March 11, 2025, 8:53:09 They were still competitive on a handful of routes, but shockingly expensive on most * - complainant March 11, 2025, 9:02:04 It’s also funny that antiquated systems was a big reason they were cheaper+ - Sounder March 11, 2025, 9:04:29 Fuel hedging in the late 90s/early 00s was how they survived through then, and remained cheap.* - illinibone March 11, 2025, 12:39:35   Searching